SDR 99ZZZX4425

Service difficulty report · Motor · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N950SP
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35A450
Part
Motor
Part number
66082672
Condition
Failed
Location
Blower
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOTS NOTICED COCKPIT BLOWER SEEMED TO BE SHUT OFF. KNOB INDICATED IT WAS ON HIGH. SHUT OFF BLOWER AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER, A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM COCKPIT . IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF BLOWER AND DIVERTED TO DENVER. TECH VERIFIED BLOWER MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE. HE CUT OUT AND SCRAPPED BLOWER MOTOR WIRES, DEFERRED BLOWER MOTOR PER MEL. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AND BACK IN THE AIR IN APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS.

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